The mysterious orb of winter...

You tell Eisengrim 'Hi Eis!'

You tell Eisengrim 'Do you have a moment? :)'
Eisengrim tells you 'hello'
Eisengrim tells you 'possibly, whats up'
You tell Eisengrim 'I found one of your orbs of winter :)'
Eisengrim tells you 'nice. on which char?'
You tell Eisengrim 'This one, actually hehe. I was adjusting align and ran into it'

A small classroom                                          /     -     \
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This classroom is set up in an open style.  Small desks are set in a
semicircle about the room.  Toys litter the floor like yesterday's
castoffs.  A table at the far wall occupies a place of importance.
Several puzzle toys rest upon this table.  Simple drawings of gears,
levers and the like line the walls.
Exits: east
(Magical) A small glowing white sphere lies here, shimmering waves of mist emanating from its core.
A large pool of spilled blood lies here.
An old gnome woman stands here, teaching the class.
A gnome child is here, deep in thought.
A gnome child is here, deep in thought.

Eisengrim appears within a swirling vortex of leaves.
You say 'twas a nice surprise to stumble across it, heh'
Eisengrim peers intently about the area, looking for thieves no doubt.
Eisengrim says 'pass me the orb'

You get Eisengrim's Orb of Winter.
The orb flares, rays of white energy illuminating the area.
The cold arctic winds flare up, throwing powerful gusts around you.
Flakes of pure white snow begin to fall, covering the ground.
At that moment the realization strikes: winter has arrived.

Saved...

You give Eisengrim's Orb of Winter found by Rentuke to Eisengrim.
Eisengrim smiles happily.
Your glory has been increased by 3.
Eisengrim says 'keep your eyes open'
Eisengrim bows deeply.
You thank Eisengrim heartily.
Eisengrim gives a wink, before crumbling into leaves which scatter to the floor.

A nice way to end the day!

January questing begins

Happy new year!

Arcanes has begun a new quest for January - one that I think I can take part in, maybe (just maybe) get top spot! The prizes are pretty handy, too.

A wordsearch was posted on the noteboard with the names of 30 different items hidden inside...I've found 28, possibly 29 of them. I'll have to check on the 29th to make sure that combination of letters wasn't just a coincidence. I'm missing the last one, but looking at the puzzle too long gives me a headache :P

The goal is to collect as many of these items as we can within the month; one main stipulation is that we aren't allowed to buy any of the pieces, which is fair. Some of them are easy items like scorched band of glass and so on, while others are a bit trickier like shifting black flames (time to prep my ranger!), and still others require a bit of teamwork to make easier. Nonetheless, I hope to document the progress of my quest as I go...I'll obviously be revealing the items I've found, but honestly the wordsearch isn't *too* difficult.

I had some spare time at work today, and was already able to nab a few of the easier items on the list:
scorched band of glass, ice girth, crystal dragon bracer, sash of the magi. Off to a good start to the new year, too, because I already learned something! The Grand Mistress in the High Tower of Sorcery felt like it should have been much easier than it actually was. It wasn't until I'd already defeated her and looted the sash that I realized I'd been wielding a magical weapon the entire time, when only non-magic weapons hit her, hahaha. So the fight should have gone a hundred times quicker...but shieldbash eventually got her down ;)

Here's to a newer, and greater, year!